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The Foushée Security and Compliance Compensation Survey is now open
The Foushée Security and Compliance Compensation Survey has expanded to include seven GSOC and five Intelligence Analyst positions.
Feb. 17, 2025
SEC's Next Generation Security Leader Scholarship open for applications
Three $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to qualifying students enrolled in specific programs of study in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Jan. 23, 2025
SEC partners with SCIP to expand focus on private-sector intelligence
This alliance expands on the SEC’s existing work in the private-sector intelligence field with Mercyhurst University’s School of Intelligence, Computing, & Global Politics.
Jan. 9, 2025
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The Security and Compliance Compensation Survey provides detailed compensation information for more than 78 executive, management, professional and technical security positions...
March 5, 2024
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The content draws upon SEC research into the traditional career backgrounds of corporate security leaders and the competencies required and valued in today’s corporate security...
Feb. 15, 2024
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The SEC launched the scholarship program in 2022 to encourage and support next-generation leaders at its partner academic institutions, which are recognized for excellent programs...
Feb. 1, 2024
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The SEC is the only research and advisory firm to exclusively use former corporate security senior leaders from leading Fortune 500 companies as our subject matter experts.
Oct. 24, 2023
Collaborative Innovation In The Financial Service Industry
The lab will empower corporate security practitioners and their executives with the ability to ingest information more quickly by breaking it down to a manageable and actionable...
Oct. 16, 2023
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The course will offer security leaders expert guidance on developing, maintaining, aligning, and optimizing global security operations centers (GSOCs).
Sept. 12, 2023
2023 2024 Sec Scholarship Recipients
The SEC launched its scholarship program to encourage and support next-generation leaders at its partner academic institutions, which are recognized for excellent programs in ...
Aug. 29, 2023

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Continuous improvement processes – of which assessment is a component – have myriad benefits beyond preparing a function for a management inquisition.
Each of these assessments is a valuable tool for discussing the state of the security function with management
Dec. 16, 2022
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The Security Executive Council's new Next Generation Security Leader Program is designed to help current security managers learn to how create value and lead change for the organizations they work for.
Former Starbucks CSO Francis D'Addario discusses the Next Generation Security Leader Program
Nov. 13, 2012
We categorized several areas of preventive service and incident response, as seen in the chart. The bottom line comparison was impressive: Company cost = $4.5M; Alternative = $16.45M.
How metrics proved the importance of one security executive’s internal first responder program
Aug. 2, 2012
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A background in public service is still a big help for the careers of future security leaders, argues CareerLink author Jerry Brennan.
Why a public service and government background is important for corporate security leadership jobs
May 14, 2012

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Offering up to $7,500 to promising students in select areas of study at its three partner academic institutions: Kennesaw State University, University of South Carolina, and Mercyhurst...
Feb. 9, 2023
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The SEC launched the scholarship program early this year to encourage and support next-generation leaders at its partner academic institutions
Sept. 27, 2022
Francis D’Addario, SEC Emeritus Faculty of Strategic Innovation, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 2022 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs).
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has consistently shown outstanding performance over an extended period of time
Sept. 15, 2022
The Security Executive Council is proud to introduce its 2022-2023 Advisory Board of Visionary Leaders.
Newly named security leadership team will work with the SEC to help shape the course of mentorship in the coming year
Aug. 26, 2022
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The SEC’s improved online hub will facilitate even better access, with streamlined navigation, a more effective and responsive Search feature
June 16, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has awakened many private-sector organizations to the need for corporate security intelligence analysis
Oct. 7, 2021
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This benchmark is just one of the many research initiatives the SLRI conducts to assess trends in corporate security
July 27, 2021
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The security industry's preeminent repository of knowledge-based experts and peer consultants adds senior SMEs
April 30, 2021
Francis D'Addario is the former Starbucks Coffee Partner and Asset Protection Head who collaboratively helped operationalize people protection and enterprise all-hazard risk mitigation with over a decade of persuasive multi-million dollar returns on investment.
D’Addario co-leads global next-generation leader talent development, operational work groups, and solution innovation consulting services at SEC
March 24, 2021
The Lifetime Achievement Award, as described in the nomination material, “recognizes an individual who has consistently shown outstanding performance over an extended period of time and has had a substantial impact upon defining and driving standards in the security sector.”
The SEC emeritus faculty member and subject matter expert has been recognized with the 2020 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA)
Oct. 12, 2020
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The Security Executive Council offers numerous resources to help security leaders reach their organizational goals
May 5, 2020
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The new page includes vetted security-specific tools and resources
April 15, 2020
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Foushee survey helps define competitive compensation
Dec. 5, 2019
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Study has identified seven issues that have challenged security leaders over the last 12 months
Nov. 1, 2019
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Security leaders who take the assessments will receive both their maturity score and a summary report that outlines peer comparisons
Jan. 18, 2019
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The SEC is the only security risk management firm to exclusively use former corporate security senior executives
Nov. 30, 2018
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Results also show that many security leaders aren’t doing all they can to protect or optimize those threatened budgets
Oct. 30, 2018
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As companies are increasingly drawn to the savings in technology costs and reports of improved employee morale and productivity, it’s imperative that security leaders consider and communicate potential risks associated with personal devices in the workplace.
This month the SEC revisited its original poll to see what had changed in the last six years
June 26, 2018
Former VP of Global Security, Western Union Financial Services.
SEC responds to emerging threats and security needs to add niche area expertise to staff
June 9, 2017
The Next Generation Security Leader™ (NGSL) event is coming to MITRE Corporation campuses in Bedford, MA and McLean, VA on November 9-10, 2016. Vetted practitioners and proven practice solution leaders may attend either in person, or remotely by telephone. This event will feature panels, research, and work groups sessions led by security’s most influential proven practice leaders.
A Collective Knowledge Security Leadership Forum sponsored by MITRE Corporation
Oct. 4, 2016
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Security executives are facing complex risk challenges that require much more business acumen
Feb. 12, 2016
The Next Generation Security Leader (NGSL) program was developed by the Security Executive Council (SEC) in collaboration with industry thought leaders and security practitioners to create a curriculum intended to guide the next generation of strategic thinking.
High-level executive workshops provide a unique perspective on building qualities needed for tomorrow's industry leaders
Jan. 11, 2016
New case study recognizes benefits and savings Guardly Mobile Safety Solutions provides to end users
Sept. 18, 2013
Hubbard to customize council tools, solutions for internal company use
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